Taxon classification Animalia Hemiptera Cicadellidae

Psammotettix seriphidii Emeljanov, 1962

Psammotettix seriphidii: Emeljanov 1964: 539, fig. 193: 1, 2.

Material examined.

Ardabil: 87♂♀, 12 km to Khalkhal, 1998 m, 37°35'41.8"N, 48°37'54.3"E, 17.Janaury.2007, leg. Mozaffarian, light trap (Fig. 1, A5).

Ardabil: 1♂, 10 km to Parsabad, 80 m, 39°36'8.3"N, 47°48'45.5"E, 18.January.2007, leg. Mozaffarian (Fig. 1, A2).

Ardabil: 3♂♀, Moghan, 65 m, 39°37'30.7"N, 47°46'57.5"E, 19.January.2007, leg. Mozaffarian (Fig. 1, A1).

Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 6♂♀, AjabShir, Yaichi village, 1922 m, 37°35'27.2"N, 46°11'03.7"E, 15.January.2008, leg. Mozaffarian (Fig. 1, ASh11).

Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 2♂♀, Kaleibar, 1732 m, 38°54'25.2"N, 47°09'11.5"E, 3.September.2007, leg. Mozaffarian (Fig. 1, ASh2).

Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 1♂, Kandovan, 2645 m, 37°45'45.8"N, 46°17'40.5"E, 18.January.2008, leg. Mozaffarian (Fig. 1, ASh10).

Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 20♂♀, Kandovan, 1978 m, 37°44'15.8"N, 46°19'55.1"E, 18.January.2008, leg. Mozaffarian (Fig. 1, ASh10).

Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi: 4♂♀, Eskanlu, Aras river, 290 m, 39°12'13.4"N, 47°04'23.2"E, 3.September.2007, leg. Mozaffarian & Nematian (Fig. 1, ASh1).

Azarbaijan-e-Gharbi: 11♂♀, Uromieh, MirzaAbad, 1450 m, 21.July.1976, leg. Boroumand & Pazouki (Fig. 1, AG4).

Worldwide distribution.

Kazakhstan (Nast 1972).

This species is newly recorded from Iran.